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mschuster91today at 6:15 PM2 repliesview on HN

> has the FCC been degraded so much that they would allow for undeclared radios in consumer products?

Well... most TVs already have a WiFi/BT chipset for stuff like advertisements or, especially with Apple, high-bandwidth video streaming. There is already a radio module present, but (IIRC) you don't have to disclose what exactly that module is capable of.


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srousseytoday at 6:44 PM

You definitely are required to disclose what frequencies are used and at what power.

mikeweisstoday at 6:49 PM

Uhh yes you absolutely do need to disclose exactly what each is capable of. Each radio must itself be approved by the FCC and documented